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Date: | Thu, 15 Jul 1999 07:22:41 EDT |
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Virginia, I have to differ with your interpretation of "Blessed is the womb
that bore you and the *paps* that you have sucked." In addition to being a
cereal-based breastmilk substitute, "pap" is also an old word for breast.
See Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream," where Nick Bottom, playing
Pyramus in the comic play within a play, is about to stab himself.
Come, tears, confound,
Out, Sword, and wound
The pap of Pyramus:
Aye, that left pap
Where heart doth hop.
I use the mnemonic of P-A-P to remember that Prolactin comes from the
Anterior Pituatary when I'm teaching about the anatomy and physiology of
breastfeeding. A relatively useless factoid, but something that nursing
instructors like to test students on.
Cheers
Chris
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